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Leptomeningeal MetastasisNCT05305885

Intra-pemetrexed Alone or Combined With Concurrent Radiotherapy for Leptomeningeal Metastasis

A study testing Pemetrexed and Radiotherapy in people with Leptomeningeal Metastasis, run by The First Hospital of Jilin University at 1 site in China.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Intrathecal chemotherapy is one of the mainstay treatment options for leptomeningeal metastases. Owing to the limited number of agents available for intrathecal chemotherapy, it is crucial to find a novel agent with efficacy and safety. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Leptomeningeal Metastasis
What is being tested?
Pemetrexed and Radiotherapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
19 Aug 2022to Jul 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with a confirmed or probable diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastasis according to European Association of Neuro-Oncology-European Society for Medical Oncology (EANO-ESMO) guidelines;Patients who have been definitely diagnosed as leptomeningeal metastasis according to cerebrospinal fluid cytology, or patients who got the clinical diagnosis by combining with neuroimaging, history of cancer, clinical manifestation, cerebrospinal fluid examination, etc.
  • Participants with histologically or cytologically confirmed disease from solid tumors;
  • No history of whole brain radiotherapy;
  • Normal liver and kidney function; WBC≥4000/mm3, Plt≥100000/mm3.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with primary tumor of hematological tumors or primary central germ cell tumors;
  • Patients administrated with new molecular targeted therapy which is effective for leptomeningeal metastasis in 2 weeks;
  • Patients with hydrocephalus or other factors suggestive of cerebrospinal fluid circulation obstruction;
  • Patients with severe encephalopathy, grade 3 leukoencephalopathy, Glasgow Coma Scale less than 8 score;
  • Patients with extensive and lethal systemic diseases with few treatment options;
  • Patients with poor compliance, or for other reasons, the researchers considered unsuitable to participate in this clinical study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Zhenyu Pan, PhD. contact

+8615804302753

dr-zypan@163.com

Guozi Yang, PhD. contact

+8615804302755

guoziyang_1982@163.com

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • The First Hospital of Jilin University

    Changchun, Jilin, 130021

    Zhenyu Pan, Professor, +8615804302753, dr-zypan@163.com

    Guozi Yang, Professor, +8615804302755, guoziyang_1982@163.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: An Open-label, Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Intrathecal-pemetrexed Combined With Concurrent Involved-field Radiotherapy and Intrathecal-pemetrexed Alone in Patients With Leptomeningeal Metastasis From Solid Tumors

Intrathecal chemotherapy is one of the mainstay treatment options for leptomeningeal metastases. Owing to the limited number of agents available for intrathecal chemotherapy, it is crucial to find a novel agent with efficacy and safety. In our phase 1 study, intrathecal pemetrexed showed controllable toxicities and potential promising efficacy for refractory leptomeningeal metastases from non-small-cell lung cancer patients. In our further study, intrathecal pemetrexed combined with involved-field radiation therapy was administered as the first-line intrathecal chemotherapy for leptomeningeal metastases from solid tumors. In this study, intrathecal pemetrexed combined with involved-field radiation therapy showed feasibility and controllable adverse events. It has been proved that pemetrexed as a novel intrathecal drug exhibited promising antitumor effects in cerebrospinal fluid. Moreover, the concomitant therapeutic modality is an optimal treatment option for leptomeningeal metastases from solid tumors.

Central nervous system radiotherapy is a part of the specific treatment of leptomeningeal metastases. Radiotherapy has been proved to improve neurologic function and control of parenchymal brain metastases in leptomeningeal metastases treatment. Additionally, radiotherapy is revealed to improve the efficacy and attenuate toxicity of intrathecal chemotherapy as a result of normal cerebrospinal fluid reestablishing. However, it is still controversial whether radiotherapy can improve the overall survival. We conduct this study to further demonstrate the efficacy and safety of intrathecal pemetrexed administration for patients with leptomeningeal metastases from solid tumors by multicenter study. Furthermore, the study of effective treatment modality is of great significance. The safety and antitumor activity of intrathecal pemetrexed combined with involved-field radiation therapy and intrathecal pemetrexed alone were also compared to confirm an optimized therapeutic regimen.

Read the detailed description

In this randomized, open-label, multicenter clinical trial, we aim to compare the efficacy and safety of intrathecal pemetrexed combined with concomitant involved-field radiation therapy and intrathecal pemetrexed alone for leptomeningeal metastasis patients from solid tumor. Patients were randomly divided into two arms willing to receive involved-field radiation therapy combined with concurrent intrathecal pemetrexed and intrathecal pemetrexed alone, respectively. In concomitant therapy group, participants received induction intrathecal pemetrexed first. Then concomitant intrathecal pemetrexed and involved-field radiation therapy were given. In intrathecal pemetrexed alone group, participants received induction intrathecal pemetrexed and consolidation intrathecal pemetrexed. Pemetrexed was administrated by intrathecal injection via intraventricular administration or lumbar puncture. Induction intrathecal pemetrexed was given twice per week for 2 weeks to all participants first. Then consolidation/concomitant intrathecal pemetrexed was given once per week for 4 weeks. Involved-field radiation therapy was administrated with a total dose of 40 Gy in 20 fractions for 4 weeks to the concomitant therapy group participants. Primary endpoints were clinical response and treatment-related adverse events. Secondary endpoints were overall survival and neurological progression-free survival.

Being tested
Pemetrexed, Radiotherapy
Keywords
Leptomeningeal metastasis, Malignant solid tumors, Pemetrexed, Intrathecal chemotherapy, Radiotherapy
Medical subject headings
Meningeal Carcinomatosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • PemetrexedDrug

    Intrathecal administration, intraventricular administration or via lumbar puncture, pemetrexed plus dexamethasone, first induction intra-cerebrospinal fluid chemotherapy twice per week for 2 weeks, then once per week for 4 times, 6 weeks in total.

  • RadiotherapyRadiation

    Concurrent radiotherapy consisted of fractionated, conformal radiation given at a daily dose of 2 Gy. The planning volume consisted of sites of symptomatic disease, bulky disease observed on MRI, including the whole brain and basis cranii received 40 Gy in 20 fractions, 4 weeks in total, and/or segment of spinal canal received 40 Gy.

Study groups in NCT05305885
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group 1ExperimentalIntrathecal administration, intraventricular administration or via lumbar puncture, pemetrexed plus dexamethasone, first induction intra-cerebrospinal fluid chemotherapy twice per week for 2 weeks, then once per week for 4 times, 6 weeks in total. Concurrent radiotherapy consisted of fractionated, conformal radiation given at a daily dose of 2 Gy. The planning volume consisted of sites of symptomatic disease, bulky disease observed on MRI, including the whole brain and basis cranii received 40 Gy in 20 fractions, 4 weeks in total, and/or segment of spinal canal received 40 Gy.
Receives: Drug: Pemetrexed; Radiation: Radiotherapy
Group 2ExperimentalIntrathecal administration, intraventricular administration or via lumbar puncture, pemetrexed plus dexamethasone, first induction intra-cerebrospinal fluid chemotherapy twice per week for 2 weeks, then once per week for 4 times, 6 weeks in total.
Receives: Drug: Pemetrexed

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Clinical response rate

    The response assessment in neuro-oncology criteria (RANO) proposal for response criteria of leptomeningeal metastasis was used to assess the clinical response in this study.

    Measured: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 6 months.

  2. Incidence of treatment-related adverse events

    The incidence of treatment-related adverse events were measured for determining tolerability and safety. Adverse events (AEs) are evaluated according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE, version 4.03). Events of grade 3-5 are defined as moderate and severe adverse events.

    Measured: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 6 months.

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Overall survival

    Survival time was recorded since the date of patient enrollment. All patients were followed up until death or the end of the study.

    Measured: From the enrollment of this study until date of death from any cause, whichever came first, or the last follow-up (at least 7 months).

  2. Neurological progression-free survival (NPFS)

    NPFS was defined as time from the start of treatment until neurological progression or death. The neurological progression was determined based on the RANO proposal evaluation criteria which have been established and published on Neuro Oncol.

    Measured: From date of randomization until the date of first documented neurological progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 6 months.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 Mar 2022
  2. Study start19 Aug 2022
  3. Primary completionOct 2023 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJul 2024 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05305885
Sponsor's protocol ID
PMRT
Status last verified
Sep 2022
First submitted
14 Mar 2022
Last updated
30 Sep 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: All individual participant data that underlie results in a publication will be available to other researchers.

Publications

  • Pan Z, Yang G, He H, Cui J, Li W, Yuan T, Chen K, Jiang T, Gao P, Sun Y, Cong X, Li Z, Wang Y, Pang X, Song Y, Zhao G. Intrathecal pemetrexed combined with involved-field radiotherapy as a first-line intra-CSF therapy for leptomeningeal metastases from solid tumors: a phase I/II study. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2020 Jul 17;12:1758835920937953. doi: 10.1177/1758835920937953. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 32733606
  • Pan Z, Yang G, He H, Gao P, Jiang T, Chen Y, Zhao G. Identification of Cerebrospinal Fluid MicroRNAs Associated With Leptomeningeal Metastasis From Lung Adenocarcinoma. Front Oncol. 2020 Apr 3;10:387. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00387. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 32328453
  • Pan Z, Yang G, Cui J, Li W, Li Y, Gao P, Jiang T, Sun Y, Dong L, Song Y, Zhao G. A Pilot Phase 1 Study of Intrathecal Pemetrexed for Refractory Leptomeningeal Metastases From Non-small-cell Lung Cancer. Front Oncol. 2019 Aug 30;9:838. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00838. eCollection 2019.

    PubMed 31544065

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Pemetrexed and Radiotherapy in people with Leptomeningeal Metastasis, run by The First Hospital of Jilin University at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Sep 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Zhenyu Pan, PhD. (+8615804302753, dr-zypan@163.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Clinical response rate (time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 6 months.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05305885, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Sep 2022.

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